Acid-base catalysis 68 Acidity functions 67 Alicyclic compounds 379 Alkaloids 489 biosynthesis 577 Alkylation reactions 277 Aluminium compounds 304 Amino-acids 509 Amaryllidaceae alkaloids 496 Annulenes 364 Anode processes 231 Antimony compounds 318 Aromatic compounds 45,206,339 Arsenic compounds 318 Azepines 482 Azetidines 446 Azirines 441 Azulenes 363 Benzenes 342 Benzynes 354 Beryllium compounds 287 Biosynthesis 577 Bismuth compounds 3 18 Boron compounds 292 Bridged rings 382 Cadmium compounds 290 Calcium compounds 289 Carbanions 13 1 Carbenes 159 Carbohydrates 53,470 Carbonium ions 103 Carbonyl compounds 198,272 Carbonyl groups 136 Catalysis acid-base 68 enzymic 602 Cathode processes 249 Chromans 475 Circular dichroism 35 Conformational analysis 3 79 Crystallography 41 Cyclic peptides 528 Cycloaddition reactions 145 Cyclobutadienes 359 Cyclophanes 353 Disproportionation reactions 322 Diterpenes 421 DNA 566 Drugs binding to DNA 573 Electrochemistry 23 1 Electrophilic substitution 91 Elimination reactions 137 SUBJECT INDEX Enzyme mechanisms 601 Fragmentation processes 10 Free radicals 20 171 Fulvalenes 362 Fulvenes 361 Furans 455 Gallium compounds 304 Germanium compounds 308 Halogens e.s.r.23 Heterocycles 53 213 441 e.s.r. 25 Hydrocarbon radicals 20 Imidazoles 458 Indium compounds 304 Indole alkaloids 496 Indoles 453 Insertion reactions 323 Isoprenoid alkaloids biosynthesis 581 Isoquinoline alkaloids 492 Isothiazoles 458 Isoxazoles 457 Kolbk reaction 231 Lead compounds 3 18 Linewidths 19 Lithium compounds 284 Lupin alkaloids 491 Lycopodium alkaloids 504 Lysozyme 606 Magnesium compounds 288 Mass spectrometry 7 Medium rings 382 Mercury compounds 291 Molecular basicity 67 Molecular complexes 59 Monoterpemes 412 Natural products 60 Nitrenes 166 Non-classical carbonium ions 115 Nucleic acids 535 Nucleophilic aromatic substitution 97 Nucleosides 540 Nucleotides 540 Olefins 190,268,322 Optical rotatory dispersion 35 Orbital symmetry correlations 143 684 Subject Index Organometallic compounds 283 Reaction mechanisms 67 Oxidation methods 266 Reduction methods 261 Oxidations 333 Relaxation theory 19 Ribonuclease 634 Palladium complexes 335 Ring synthesis 383 Peptides 514 RNA 551 Phosphorus esters 81 Sesquiterpenes 414 Photochemistry 187 Sesterpenes 426 of nucleic acids 546 Silicon compounds 308 Photo-oxidation 218 Spectroscopy e.s.r.17 Piperidine alkaloids 490 Steroid alkaloids 504 Polar additions 141 Steroids,409 Polycycles 370 biosynthesis 589 Polyketides biosynthesis 593 Substituent effects 87 Porphyrins 452 Substitution reactions 128 Prebiotic studies 514 535 Sydnones 459 Prostaglandins 405 Symmetry rules 36 Proteases 612 Pulse radiolysis 223 Terpenes 409 Purines 537 biosynthesis 585 Pyrans 469 Thallium compounds 304 Pyrazoles,459 Thermolyses 392 Pyridine alkaloids 490 Thietans 450 Pyridines 462 Thiirans 446 Pyrimidines,478 537 Thiophens 455 Pyrroles 451 Tin compounds 312 Pyrrolizidine alkaloids 489 Transannular reactions 368 Triterpenes 427 Quinolines 464 Troponoids 211 Quinone methides 377 Quinones 210 1 Zinc compounds 290